St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-01
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The Brief Period in Which the
"GIobe" Has Grown to Great

ness.
The history of the GLOBE really begins
with Feb. /, 1885, when the control of
its conduct and destiny passed from the
hands Of II. p. Hall into those Of Lewis
Baker. From that important date up
to May l, 1887, its life-story is rather
monotonous, in one sense. for it pre-
sents an unvarying line of success-a
row upon row of triumphs in journal
istic field of competition. With the adj
vent of the new management was intro
of conduct. The GLOBE made the prom
| Use to the Northwest that it would give
all the news, and left to its succeeding
numbers to speak for themselves. An
absolute NEWSPAPER was of itself
| sufficient novelty in the Northwest to
| attract attention, and once it succeeded
i'll that, it had no difficulty in enchain-
| ing it. From this date forward its career
was that of an entirely new paper. 1t
had risen PheniX-like from the ashes of
the old GLOBE, but met some little diff
Guilty in casting off all traces of the
ashes. There were new impressions to
be made and old prejudices to be shaken
| off, and in both success was readily
achieved. Within six months all but
| the good points of the old GLOBE had
been forgotten, and to these were added
| all of the fresh triumphs of the new pa
| per. The introduction of the illustra-
| tive feature in new though crude
| form met an instant response, and in
many cases was the means of attracting
to the paper the attention which after
ward grew into regard. Since those
days and within the short space of two
years the art department has been
| brought to a state of excellence that will
| partment in any of the Eastern metro
| politan dailies. Additional attention
was attracted to the GLOBE during the
| summer of its first year by notable
SCOOP" as the result of unusual news
paper enterprise. This was the cap
ture of Louis Riel and the practical
close of the Northwestern rebellion,
which appeared next morning in but
one paper in the United States-the
| GLOBE. During this year the GLOBE
accomplished the
! MOST DIFFICULT PART OF ITS WORK
in pushing Its way to the lead among
| Northwestern newspapers. 1t made it
| self known to every part of the vast
| fully occupy. The introduction once Sc
cured the way was easy, as the pages of
the paper spoke for themselves, and for
the GLOBE to make an acquaintance
was to secure firm friend. Still an
other achievement was added to the
record during this time. The demand
for newspaper throughout Dakota be-
gan to make itself felt through the mail
ing department, and the largely in
creased sales of the GLOBE in the
territory resulted in the publication of
an edition especially devoted to the
news and sentiment Of that section and
of the Northwest generally. The first
edition ran so high into the thousands,
and scored so signal a success, as to
warrant the management in organizing
a thorough news system in Dakota, the
result of which was to disseminate the
paper through that enterprising section
| in numbers far surprising the most
sanguine expectations. The evident ap-
probation of Dakota of this care of its
news, wants and sentiment led numer-
Gus small imitators to follow the lead of
the GLOBE in this department as they
had i'll the illustrated feature. They
| followed-but it was so far behind that
their entry in the race was scarcely re-
marked.
This two years. history of the GLOBE
is intricately interviewer with the polit-
| zeal history of the state and of the two
cities of st. Paul and Minneapolis, The
new management had scarcely warmed
its seat in the GLOBE Office when st.
Paul was plunged into the throes of a
municipal election. The GLOBE found
itself an ardent combatant in the peo-
pies cause. 1t had and has since always
| proclaimed itself peoples paper and
! ready to do battle ON behalf of the
masses, and In consequence was con-
sentative supporter of the cause of
| Democracy. Floating that banner it
led the people of st. Paul to signal
victory in its first campaign. The fol-
lowing spring brought on the fierceSt
battle Minneapolis ever kneW-a fight
in which the lines were never more
clearly drawn between the masses and
the political bosses. In this campaign
the GLOBE again played a star part,
sometimes as many as $1,000 papers
going to meet the eager demand of the
Minneapolis people. The result was
foregone conclusion, and the
PEOPLE TRIUMPHED AT THE POLLS
by a majority ranging over 5000. The
political effort of the GLOBES career
was made during the ever-memorable
campaign of last fall. The circum-
stances are still too fresh in the public
mind to require more than a brief
recapitulation. The GLOBE went into
the fight against party that had held
| all five members of the congressional
delegation, and had only recently swept
the state by majority of 1900. For
two months the battle ragged, during
| which the rain of DAILY GLOBES fell
thick and heavy upon every county of
| the state. The result was wonderful
vindication of influence. The con-
gressional delegation was broken and
a majority went with the party of the
| people, which swept the home of the
| paper like cyclone; and the state re-
| suit, after trembling in the balance,
| showed the $1,000 majority to have been
cut to paltry 1900. The people of the
state were ripe for the evangel of peo-
pies rule and the GLOBE had borne it
the season. Two years ago Ramsey
county had declared for the party of the
arlstOcracy by q majority of 1900; last
fall it had reversed these figures by
change of over 5000 votes. Two years
ago Hennepin county had cast her vote
6,7OO majority the same way; last fall
found these figures reversed by a
change of over 1000 votes. Under the
leadership and guidance of the GLOBE
the metropolitan counties of the state
have firmly taken stand with the
people.
For two years the progress Of the
ULOBE HAS ueeu SlcSuy anu ullu6VldU-
ingly forward. Circumstances have
made its strides greater at times, but
the step has never faltered. Circulation,
business and standing have forged
ahead abreast, outgrowing even the
marvellous growth of the great and en-
terprising section of the nation of which
the GLOBE is the acknowledged only
exponent. Encouraged by the friends
OF its childhoodit has flourished through
its youth and now enters upon pros
porous manhood. 1t to-day enters the
splendid home built for its uses and
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